Baal-berith in the Bible

Meaning: idol of the covenant

Exact Match

And it happened, as soon as Gideon died, the {Israelites} returned and prostituted [themselves] after the Baals, and they made for themselves Baal-Berith as god.

Verse ConceptsBaal Worship, Historygideon

And they gave to him seventy [pieces of] silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hired with them worthless and reckless men, and {they followed him}.

Verse ConceptsCoinageHiring

Thematic Bible



And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard, and entered into a stronghold of the house of the god Berith.


And it happened as soon as Gideon was dead, the sons of Israel turned again and went lusting after the Baals, and made Baal-berith their god.


And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless persons who followed him.


And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard, and entered into a stronghold of the house of the god Berith.

And it happened as soon as Gideon was dead, the sons of Israel turned again and went lusting after the Baals, and made Baal-berith their god.

And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless persons who followed him.


References

Hastings

Easton

Fausets